Official Review: Emi by Ian Primeaux

Gabrielle Sigaki · Post by **Gabrielle Sigaki** » 29 Nov 2020, 19:34

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Emi" by Ian Primeaux.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Emi is a young girl who loves her father more than anything. Suddenly he disappears, so she starts to look for him, but what she found was a secret room with a chest. When Teddy, the plushy bear she received from her dad, falls in it, she goes searching for it, but she ended up falling into the Kingdom of Vidalos inside the chest. In this journey, she is going to search for her father, learn magic, discover a reign with a benevolent queen, a gentle knight, a skeptical scientist, always accompanied by Teddy, that turned into a giant and strong magical bear. However, she will also have to deal with a perilous plague, which is spreading through this place and turning all the living beings into rotten creatures.

Emi by Ian Primeaux is a young adult fantasy novel in the third-person point of view with suspense, mystery, magic, battles, action, and a lot of adventures. In this unique story, Primeaux constructed a beautiful and complex society with magic, knights, queens, kings, and scientists.

My favorite aspect was the fact that the author constructed a captivating and fast-pacing narrative. It is hard to put it down once you start reading since each chapter is unpredictable and dynamic. The plot is exceptional, with various twists and dialogues, keeping the narrative compelling and energetic. The descriptions of the scenes resemble a movie because they seem very lively and authentic. Besides, Emi and Queen Vita are two strong women who fight for their principles and beliefs, and this fact makes them even more inspiring.

The only aspect I disliked in this novel was the lack of character development since the personas are mostly flat. Some of them a little change and develop throughout the narrative, but the descriptions of their personalities, tastes, and mentalities are not detailed. Therefore, I'm going to take one star off my rating. However, the book seems professionally edited since I found only a few errors in my reading, and they didn't disturb me.

I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It's an outstanding fantasy book with a gripping premise, an astonishing plot development, and immersive dialogues, but the characters lack depth. I recommend it to those people who enjoy reading about magical reigns, monsters, knights, and also to those who like strong women as protagonists. However, I don't recommend it to children under ten years since this book contains a moderate amount of violence and sensitive themes, such as negligence with kids.

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Kelyn · Post by **Kelyn** » 05 Dec 2020, 11:48

I love the fantasy genre and am often pleased by YA books. I can't say I'm happy about the prospect of reading a book completely lacking in character development, though. I'll have to give this one some thought. Thanks for the honest review!

NetMassimo · Post by **NetMassimo** » 05 Dec 2020, 13:01

Probably I'm too old for this novel, but it seems well developed. With more character development it might be excellent for teenagers. Thank you for your great review!